When the exhibit planned for January at Charles Town’s Fire Hall Gallery fell through, the president of the Jefferson Arts Council board quickly seized on a Plan B: Persuade art lovers and others in the community to share some of the works they love best.

When Vi and Khuong Nguyen open their new restaurant and bar here next month, they plan to serve the kind of delicious, whole-food fare that they’ve always wanted to offer clients relaxing at their spa in Harpers Ferry.

I aspire to be one of those really organized people who has things like chore charts in the house and does other things like the dishes at night before I go to bed instead of collapsing on the sofa and dealing with my nasty kitchen in the morning.